Auction #9: Time Waits For No Demon

November 9th, 2009

The Animometer by Carisa SwensonThe Animometer
by Carisa Swenson

Mixed media art made with antique pocket watch, acrylic paint, magnets, chain, steel wire, brad, jewelry bead, paper, illustration board.

Based On:
“The War Between Heaven and Hell Wallpaper” by Jeffrey Ford

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The inspiration for this piece arose from a short story within “The War Between Heaven and Hell Wallpaper”- a woman realizes that her actions throughout the day directly influence whether the angelic or demonic army make headway in the eternal battle being played out daily on the walls of her bedroom. The woman eventually empathizes with the forces of Hell as they are reduced to occupying a tiny space of wall, facing annihilation at the point of angels’ spears, and begins doing little things each day to help the demons gain ground. Using a pocket watch shell seemed an appropriate fit for the piece, as it evokes the passage of time. Our thoughts, emotions and body are constantly changing, and what we idealized in our youth may be scoffed at or frowned upon with the advent of age, and vice versa. This piece does not advocate for one side or the other, but allows the owner to reflect upon the nature of our actions, and how often our decisions may appear clear to us, but upon closer inspection actually lead to consequences that are farther away from what we intended.

This piece is intended for display only, pocket watch does not close. The magnetized sides allow the needle to rest on one side or the other depending on how you’d like to display the piece. Please do not display near electronic equipment that may be sensitive to magnets!

Carisa Swenson

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4 Responses to “Auction #9: Time Waits For No Demon”

  1. Geoffrey Long on November 10, 2009 4:27 pm

    That is a genuinely brilliant piece of art. Wow!

  2. Chandra Peltier on November 15, 2009 3:57 pm

    This is a gorgeous piece! Makes me think of The Golden Compass meets Steampunk!

  3. Wendy Ellertson on November 16, 2009 2:19 pm

    Carisa – Your piece is spectacular! So glad to see there has been serious
    bidding..lucky, lucky person who wins! I want to see more of your work!!

  4. carisa on November 17, 2009 9:36 am

    Thank you! It was both a challenge (first time working “steampunk” as Chandra noted) and pleasure to take part in this auction with other talented artists!

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A Taste Of Interfictions 2
“Just before I dozed off to sleep last night, I had a vision. I saw, with my eyes closed, a room that was wallpapered with the most amazing scenery of a battle between angels and demons. It was brilliantly colorful and so amazingly detailed. I can still see the deep red of the evil horde, their barbed tails and bat wings – classic Madison Avenue horned demons, but playing for keeps, slaying angels with their tridents. The angels wore billowing white robes and, of course, had feathered wings in contrast to the slick rodent ones of the enemy. Halos, gleaming swords, harps to call the troops to charge, they poured out of the clouds, riding beams of light toward earth where the demons crawled out of cracks in the ground, smoking volcano craters, and holes in giant trees.”
From: The War Between Heaven and Hell Wallpaper by Jeffrey Ford

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